Adam Harris
Assistant Professor, Economics
Academic focus:
Industrial organization, transportation, artificial intelligence
Current research project:
I study the economics of transportation and technology with a particular focus on freight trucking and artificial intelligence. Current projects, including “Decision-Making with Machine Prediction: Evidence from Predictive Maintenance in Trucking,” study efficiency and resilience in the U.S. trucking industry and how professional human decision-makers use assistive AI tools.
Previous positions:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023-2024
Academic background:
- Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023
- B.S., Economics and applied mathematics, Yale, 2017
Last book read:
“The Deluge” by Adam Tooze
In your own time/when not working:
Hiking, running
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
ECON 7510, industrial organization course for graduate students
What most excites you about Cornell:
I'm excited to learn from and collaborate with remarkable colleagues both inside and outside of the economics department, to teach and work with students, and to enjoy Ithaca's natural beauty.
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